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PAST EVENTS
The Fourth Way: An Argument for the Existence of God
Apr 23
The Fourth Way: An Argument for the Existence of God

West Virginia University

A lecture by Fr. Amrose Little, O.P. (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception)

Oglebay Hall Room 102

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Bioethics and the Value of Life
Mar 10
Bioethics and the Value of Life

West Virginia University

A lecture by Prof. Matthew Shea (Franciscan University of Steubenville)

Oglebay Hall Room 107

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Reformation Era and the Unintended Secularization of Western Society
Feb 27
The Reformation Era and the Unintended Secularization of Western Society

West Virginia University

A lecture by Prof. Brad Gregory (University of Notre Dame)

Oglebay Hall Room 107

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Use of Tools in a Technocratic Age: The Death of Wisdom?
Feb 19
The Use of Tools in a Technocratic Age: The Death of Wisdom?

West Virginia University

A lecture by Sr. Anna Wray, O.P. (The Catholic University of America)

Oglebay Hall Room 106

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Fourth Way: An Argument for the Existence of God
Jan 20
The Fourth Way: An Argument for the Existence of God

West Virginia University

A lecture by Fr. Ambrose Little (Dominican House of Studies)

Oglebay Hall Room 102 

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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A Thomistic Take on Disordered Emotions
Apr 24
A Thomistic Take on Disordered Emotions

West Virginia University

A lecture by Sr. Anna Wray, O.P. (Catholic University of America)

Oglebay Hall 110

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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St. Thomas Aquinas on Love in the Incarnation of God
Mar 8
St. Thomas Aquinas on Love in the Incarnation of God

West Virginia University

A lecture by Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies)

Woodburn Hall Room 109

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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CANCELLED - Is Learning Always Good? The Difficulty of Learning in the Information Age
Apr 22
CANCELLED - Is Learning Always Good? The Difficulty of Learning in the Information Age

West Virginia University

A lecture by Dr. Zena Hitz (St. John’s College)

Oglebay Hall 103

This lecture is free and open to the public

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How Is My iPhone Changing Me? Neuroscience and Thomistic Psychology
Nov 5
How Is My iPhone Changing Me? Neuroscience and Thomistic Psychology

West Virginia University

A lecture by Prof. Joshua Hochschild (Mount St. Mary’s University)

Oglebay Hall, Room 103

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Aquinas and Religious Pluralism: How to Engage without Sacrificing Truth
Oct 14
Aquinas and Religious Pluralism: How to Engage without Sacrificing Truth

West Virginia University

A lecture by Prof. Thomas Hibbs (Baylor University)

Oglebay Hall 103, Morgantown, WV 26505

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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Why One Should Be (Or Consider Being) a Christian
Apr 12
Why One Should Be (Or Consider Being) a Christian

West Virginia University

A lecture by Prof. Michael Pakaluk (Catholic University of America)

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Creation and Evolution: Answers to Different Questions
Jan 25
Creation and Evolution: Answers to Different Questions

West Virginia University

A lecture by Prof. Kenneth Kemp (University of St. Thomas)

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Does God Exist? And How Could We Know?
Oct 16
Does God Exist? And How Could We Know?

A lecture by Prof. Joshua Hochschild (Mount St. Mary’s University).

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OTHER EVENTS

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Bridging the Sciences | Thomistic Philosophy and Natural Science Symposium
Jul 16
Bridging the Sciences | Thomistic Philosophy and Natural Science Symposium

Dominican House of Studies | Washington, DC

Wednesday, July 16 - Sunday, July 20, 2025

A symposium featuring Prof. Brian Carl (University of St. Thomas, Houston), Prof. Nuno Castel-Branco (University of Oxford), Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies), Fr. Thomas Davenport, O.P.(Angelicum), Prof. Michael Gorman(The Catholic University of America), Prof. Keith Kozminski(University of Virginia), Prof. Jonathan Lunine (Caltech), Prof. Meraiah Martinez (Benedictine College), Fr. Philip-Neri Reese, O.P. (Angelicum), and Prof. Santiago Schnell (University of Notre Dame).

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What Makes a Person Good? The Cardinal Virtues and Living Life Well
Jul 28
What Makes a Person Good? The Cardinal Virtues and Living Life Well

Thomistic Institute in DC

A lecture by Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P. (The Catholic University of America)

St. Peter’s Church

313 2nd St SE, Washington, DC 20003

The talk will be located in the school auditorium to the right of the church (when facing the church)

This lecture is free and open to the public.

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On Predestination
Sep 5
On Predestination

Dominican House of Studies | Washington, D.C.

Friday, September 5 - Saturday, September 6, 2025

A Thomistic Circles conference featuring Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P.(Dominican House of Studies), Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P. (Dominican House of Studies), Thomas Osborne (University of St. Thomas, Houston), Fr. Piotr Roszak (Nicolaus Copernicus University), and Mats Wahlberg (Umeå University)

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